Child mortality rate in Dominica
Dominica: Child mortality rate was 3.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Dominica, 1960–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Dominica is 3.57 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Dominica peaked at 13.64 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.82 deaths per 100 live births, in 1992.
Dominica ranks 52nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | 13.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | 5.48 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 405 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 388 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Dominica?
- Child mortality rate in Dominica was 3.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.64 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1992.
- How does Dominica rank for child mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.